Conspiracy Game (GhostWalkers, Book 4)
by Christine Feehan
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Book Reviews of Conspiracy Game (GhostWalkers, Book 4)
Book Review: More like 4.5 Stars
Summary: 4 Stars
I am a big fan of Feehan's and this book was very close to 5 Stars for me. I had only one real issue with it, the Ghost Walkers find out that Dr. Whitney may be pairing them up into couples (by messing with pharamones) and no one is all that upset. I will leave room for the possibility that that will be dealt with in later books.
One of the things I loved about this book is that even though Briony is not anchor, she has been able to (with a lot of pain and will) live among people. She is even a member of her adopted family's famous trapieze act. Jack is a member of one of the other Ghost Walker teams, he and his twin appeared in Nico's story. Jack and Briony meet in Africa, she and her brothers are performing at a festival. Jack has been taken hostage saving his identical twin Ken; Briony and Jack meet up after Jack has escaped. Jack was tortured and Briony helps him to saftey.
Jack is the first person like her that Briony has ever met and they are instantly atracted. After thier short affair, Jack leaves thinking he is not a good enough man for Briony. But Briony soon finds out she is pregnant and that for much of her life she and her family were lied to. Now people are after her and they want her baby. Her loving brothers try to protect her, but Briony fears she will get them killed. She decides that she must learn to protect herself, and that Jack (the most leathal person she or her brothers know) is the ideal man to teach her. So she heads to Jack's Montana home.
Jack and Briony's relationship is well devolped and enjoyable. The byplay between Jack in Ken is funny. Some people feel that the Game series is to formulaic, but good romance novels are all about the characters and the journey of thier relationship. Feehan's characters are well devolped and come across like real people despite the extraordinary circumstances of thier lives. Also this journey is worth going along for the ride. Here's looking forward to Ken and Kaden's stories.
Book Review: Ghost Walker series continues
Summary: 5 Stars
As an avid Christine Feehan reader, I enjoy all of her books. This book is about Jack Norton, a ghost walker who is part of another group experimented on by Dr. Whitney, (Jack is psychicly and genetically enhanced). In the first book Shadow Game, we are led to believe that Dr. Whitney is dead. In the book before this one, Night Game, evidence is strong that he is still alive. More groups of people he has enhanced are coming forward. Jack goes on a mission to retrieve his twin brother, Ken, who was captured and tortured in the Congo. Jack is successful is getting Ken out, but is captured himself by the same group. Jack and his brother are both very skillful snipers. Jack escapes, but does not leave the area before destroying the camp where they held and tortured him. While trying to get help in leaving the country, he meets Briony (she is one the infant girls Dr. Whitney first experimented on) and together they fight to survive a meeting with enemy soldiers. In close proximity to her, Jack reacts physically to her presence. Something he did not expect. As a killer and someone who suffered great abuse in his home life, he thought his emotions died a long time ago. He never wanted a woman in his life for fear that he would be like his father. The dialogue between the two brothers is great. Jack's struggle to come to grips with his strong feelings for Briony is compelling. They both believe Dr. Whitney created their attraction to one another and put them together in the hopes of creating the next generation of soldiers. Dr. Whitney may be able to create a physical attraction, but can he create an emotional attraction or is that still up to them? At first, I was disappointed that this book was not about one of the original ghost walkers form the first book; but after reading it, I have changed my mind. The next book is about Jack's brother, Ken. Briony discovers she has a twin also. Guess who Ken's match is? This story due out the end of February '07. Can't wait to read it.Book Review: A wonderfully well written book...
Summary: 5 Stars
After rescuing his brother, GhostWalker Jack Norton is taken captive and subsequently tortured by a sadistic, evil man. When he escapes, Jack knows that his chances of getting away are about 50/50. While he has skills that his enemies aren't prepared for or expecting, he's also outnumbered. When he finds another GhostWalker in the jungle where he's hiding, he's immediately suspicious.
Briony Jenkins and her four brothers came to Africa to perform in their family owned circus. Adopted as a young girl, Briony has never been able to stand the touch of even her own family. Being in Africa is one of the hardest things Briony has ever had to endure because she can feels the emotions of those around her. When she literally runs into someone during one of her nightly runs, she's mystified by the fact that she feels none of those emotions which plague her daily.
Jack and Briony soon learn that they are nothing more than puppets in a show that is being run by the crazy Dr. Peter Whitney. Jack, with demons of his own, tries to be noble and let Briony go. However, when she turns up on his doorstep begging for his help, there is little he can do but help her. He knows that he'll never let her go now that she sought him out. Together, along with Jack's brother, Ken, they must protect more than themselves. They must protect their future and that of their families.
Jack Norton is one tortured hero, that's for sure. He may have come off as "overly" tortured until Feehan really brought the reader into his past. After that, you have no doubt that Jack and his brother Ken are extremely tortured men who are afraid of ending up like the man that fathered them. While I did like Briony, she cried too much for my taste. Other than that, I had no problem with her. :) The book was extremely fast moving and really flowed. It didn't seem like it was as long as it was.
In March 2007, we'll get Ken Norton's book!
Book Review: A thrilling read! Hard to put down.
Summary: 5 Stars
Jack, like his twin brother Ken, is a Ghostwalker. And like other Ghostwalkers, he and his brother have lived hard lives, beginning with a traumatic childhood that included Jack killing his father in self-defense.
Ken and his Ghostwalker team are sent on a mission to save a US Senator and a team of scientists who have been kidnapped by an African warlord and held for ransom. Ken is captured in the process so Jack and his team go in to recover him. Jack is captured. He, however, makes his escape and runs into Briony and his brothers.
They agree to help him, but before he leaves, he and Briony have an affair. Several months later, Briony is told that she is pregnant and is suddenly on the run because a shadowy group wants her and her baby. Out of options, Briony turns to Jack for help and protection. Her intention is to stay only long enough until things cool down. But Jack has other plans. He walked away from Briony once and he wasn't going to let her go again.
This is the fourth Christine Feehan book I've read and so far it's my favorite. It's easy to fall in love with Jack and Briony. They're both stubborn, can't keep their hands off each other, but I suppose it's something about their love and devotion to each other that eventually won me over.
Well, it's more than that. Jack, ruthless and cold-blooded in carrying out his missions, is suddenly trying to adjust to becoming a father, and a husband. He devotes himself to reading baby books, building a cradle, and tries to "manage" Briony's pregnancy. Briony, on the other hand, is used to dealing with guys, after growing up with four over-protective and pushy brothers. She simply ignores Jack's orders and does exactly what she wants to do.
You'll enjoy reading this book. It's entertaining, lively, and mesmerizing.
Book Review: Delightful Surprise
Summary: 5 Stars
I was really expecting these books to get alittle stale, but that is not the case. This is an intense, riviting adventure. The action was great, the romance was good and I am looking forward to the next one in fact I have already pre-ordered it.
Jack Norton is a Ghostwalker, his twin brother Ken is also a Ghostwalker. When Ken is captured on a mission, Jack goes in to save him and he is captured. Both men are tortured but Jack gets Ken out and then has to save himself. While trying to escape he finds an old friend and his family are with a circus in Africa. Jack is known for his ability to put his emotions, those he has, on hold and get the job done.
Briony is the sister of his friend. She is a trapese artist as well as her brothers. When she meets Jack they are immedately attracted. In fact it is the first time either has been so filled with these emotions. They know Jack has to leave, but he leaves in a very bad way, leaving Briony very hurt.
Two months later she finds she is pregnant, when she goes to her doctor he immedately tries to capture her and sedate her. She must fight her way out of his office. She knows she was adopted and now she realizes how she has been controlled and studied her whole life. Jack has mentioned Dr Whitney and now they are sure he is still alive. Her only safety can be with Jack.
When she tells Jack about the baby, they know someone orchestrated their meeting, and they know they have been geneticially created for each other. Dr Whitney has no intention of letting her or the special child she carries escape him.
I think this is one of the best books in this series. At the end we learn she has a twin too. The next book should be the story of Ken and Mari, and I for one can't wait.